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DuckDuckGo Browser vs Mullvad Browser: catalog facts
DuckDuckGo Browser	Mullvad Browser
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free to download and use. No Mullvad account or subscription is required, and the browser…
Windows, macOS, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Tracker and ad blocking, cookie consent handling and email tracker removal are on by default rather than being…	Built with the Tor Project, so the fingerprinting defences are the ones Tor Browser ships Works with any VPN, or none, and needs no Mullvad account
The desktop version is Windows and macOS only, and the extension support is far narrower than Chrome or…	Without a VPN in front of it your IP address is as visible as in any other browser Anti-fingerprinting breaks some sites and makes others demand repeated captchas
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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